Advanced collocations

She ____ a posh accent when she answered the phone.

• put on

• put in

• put out

The minister will tour the country in a ____ to win support for the plan.

• bid

• call

• tour

This is ____ news here on Global TV Extra.

• breaking

• cracking

• opening

Gloria has ____ for detail, so ask her to check the report

• a head

• an ear

• an eye

You’re never going be a professional singer. It’s time you ____ up to the facts.

• came

• faced

• headed

There is just a ____ chance that Marek might pop in today.

• skinny

• slim

• thin

I usually write down new words I want to ____ to memory.

• commit

• hold

• stick

Visitors must keep to the ____ areas at all times.

• assigned

• designated

• restricted

His sentence was reduced because of the ____ circumstances.

• extenuating

• placating

• soothing

The news that a baby is on the way has made the Palmers ____ happy.

• deliriously

• madly

• maniacally